Dear manga readers: is this show pulling a parasyte?

Y_Mc said:
This has better development than Parasyte (subjective though). Think about what Denji mentioned this episode (heart in its literal sense and as a symbol for humanity), but rather than exploring a large scale conflict CSM is really about Denji's introspection of himself.

Honestly I find anime onlies that ask such qns are really asking for spoilers. Nothing is what it seems at first. Having completed both Parasyte and CSM, they are nothing alike.

Fakkun8 said:
Denji's delevelopment is completely different than that of Shinichi, it has nothing to do with it in the slighthest, and that also can be said for the series as a whole. So don't worry about it and look forward to see what the series has to offer, it's great

MordredEX said:
I've watched Parasyte and read all of CSM. Quick answer: No. Don't wanna get into detail to not spoil, but even though the themes and tropes may look similar, the character development and focus are entirely different.

Apolygon2 said:
I mean, here's the thing, I saw the similarities in episode 1, but now this is just getting too much.

is the heart replacement of denji going to be an exact copy paste of shinichi's character arc?

with this latest episode going the "am I losing my empathy and emotions" rout, it's just getting a little too much.

why do I even care?

because if there is one thing that parasyte did perfectly, it was the main character. and In all honestly I don't see this beating it, I don't even see it getting close. meaning if it doesn't go a different direction, it will be a copy as good as the original in the best case scenario.

now, I don't want that. so I just want to know this one thing.

will this plot line go a different direction than parasyte or not?

WilfredJohnson said:
This is nothing like parasyte if that hasn’t already been made abundantly obvious

Y_Mc said:

ok 😂😂😂 chill it's just anime not an academic discussion

bruhmomentum11 said:
This man really just made this post to praise the shit out of Parasyte and disguised it as an honest question lmao

xZabuzax said:
I freaking love Parasyte the Maxim, it's my 3rd best anime. I'm freaking loving Chainsaw Man too and this has the potential to be in my top 10 or hell, even top 5 if they do something crazy good with the remaining episodes.

I actually don't mind if both animes have similarities with the MC losing the emotions due to having another heart or the heart mixing with the parasite or devil or whatever, I really don't care about it, both animes have their charm and I love them.

It sucks that we never got a season 2 of Parasyte the Maxim, I hope they don't pull that shit with this anime, I fucking want a season 2 of Chainsaw Man, damn it!

Ridzaxster said:
Chainsaw Man >>> Parasyte

Apolygon2 said:


well to be fair, parasyte is a finished story that fully adapted the manga, maybe an epilogue movie would be nice, but the show said it's piece and tied everything up nicely. so I can't even think of how it would get a season 2.

but don't worry this will almost certainly get a full adaptation. mappa is not dropping this, expect a new season every 2 years or so.

cheekkclapper said:
No. It’s never mentioned again for some reason.

Apolygon2 said:
I mean, here's the thing, I saw the similarities in episode 1, but now this is just getting too much.

is the heart replacement of denji going to be an exact copy paste of shinichi's character arc?

with this latest episode going the "am I losing my empathy and emotions" rout, it's just getting a little too much.

why do I even care?

because if there is one thing that parasyte did perfectly, it was the main character. and In all honestly I don't see this beating it, I don't even see it getting close. meaning if it doesn't go a different direction, it will be a copy as good as the original in the best case scenario.

now, I don't want that. so I just want to know this one thing.

will this plot line go a different direction than parasyte or not?

Apolygon2 said:
I mean, here's the thing, I saw the similarities in episode 1, but now this is just getting too much.

is the heart replacement of denji going to be an exact copy paste of shinichi's character arc?

with this latest episode going the "am I losing my empathy and emotions" rout, it's just getting a little too much.

why do I even care?

because if there is one thing that parasyte did perfectly, it was the main character. and In all honestly I don't see this beating it, I don't even see it getting close. meaning if it doesn't go a different direction, it will be a copy as good as the original in the best case scenario.

now, I don't want that. so I just want to know this one thing.

will this plot line go a different direction than parasyte or not?

Apolygon2 said:
is the heart replacement of denji going to be an exact copy paste of shinichi's character arc?

Tendo_GM said:

Did you watch the show or not?
Denji never had any emotion towards other people, nothing about Pochita replacing his heart pushed him into changing. That was Denji from the beginning.

Spoopy69 said:

it will go in another direction but replacing your heart or something else that mkes you different and wondering about your humanity has been a trope for years and years so you can't really say it copies parasyte specifically.

Apolygon2 said:


well, parasyte is the only one that i know of.

and its original manga is pretty damn old.

i would be surprised if you could actually find the same idea in something that came before it.


also i would not call this a copy if it actually goes in a different direction.

Y_Mc said:
This has better development than Parasyte (subjective though). Think about what Denji mentioned this episode (heart in its literal sense and as a symbol for humanity), but rather than exploring a large scale conflict CSM is really about Denji's introspection of himself. What Denji said has nothing in common with Shinichi, and it only serves to make Denji question his own feelings (towards those he is close to) because the very next arc will turn such qns over on Denji.

Honestly I find anime onlies that ask such qns are really asking for spoilers. Nothing is what it seems at first. Having completed both Parasyte and CSM, they are nothing alike.

Y_Mc said:

Explain why you think Parasyte did a better job? I like Parasyte a lot btw but character development isn't its strongest area

Apolygon2 said:
I mean, here's the thing, I saw the similarities in episode 1, but now this is just getting too much.

is the heart replacement of denji going to be an exact copy paste of shinichi's character arc?

with this latest episode going the "am I losing my empathy and emotions" rout, it's just getting a little too much.

why do I even care?

because if there is one thing that parasyte did perfectly, it was the main character. and In all honestly I don't see this beating it, I don't even see it getting close. meaning if it doesn't go a different direction, it will be a copy as good as the original in the best case scenario.

now, I don't want that. so I just want to know this one thing.

will this plot line go a different direction than parasyte or not?

Pacote-san said:
Parasyte was great but CSM for me is miles better

Also watch out for your cholesterol OP, you are too salty on your replies :D

kyo_1 said:

this is so stupid, i think denji is written better than shinichi ever was tbh. He doesn’t not care about the ppl close to him because a devil replaced his heart he doesn’t care about ppl close to him because he’s never had anyone around him in the first place. He just doesn’t know any of these emotions because of his isolation. This is completely different to shinichi since he once loved ppl but the parasyte has changed his mental state. I don’t get why anime onlys post this stuff when there is an amazing manga sitting there with an extra 80 chapters of content to read and they just don’t read it, but instead post this stuff. Just read it and if u don’t like it then stop. But instead you try and compare an anime that has adapted 1/4 of its content to an anime that has finished completion

thunderkitten13 said:

Parasyte questions the concept of “evil”, and where one’s Will comes into the equation. Shinichi is the vessel for the audience to experience different perspectives of “evil”. The anime constantly presents situations and characters that have us questioning morality and what can be considered “justified” evil or not. It’s honestly a very hard premise to tackle effectively using blatant sci-fi/horror, but Parasyte handles the themes of Will and evil beautifully.

Meanwhile, Denji just does things because he wants to continue sleeping in a cozy house and eating toast with jelly. He isn’t motivated by anything greater than himself, doesn’t take his past trauma and use it as motivation for the future…he is merely driven by his carnal desires. He is from episode one accepting of his predicament, and even resigns himself to an early grave. He practically falls haphazardly into an opportunity of power, the type of power where he can define a Will for himself, where he can change his life however he wants…and he then just obsesses over Makima and food. I am comparing both anime, mind you, not the manga, so anything he is in the manga is irrelevant to what we are shown in the anime.

Rejuvenated said:
Round of applause bro. Well said. Some of these anime only csm fans are really confusing.

Y_Mc said:

Explain why you think Parasyte did a better job? I like Parasyte a lot btw but character development isn't its strongest area

Spoopy69 said:

pretty sure devilman did the same thing parasyte did just 10 years prior

Y_Mc said:

Lol we are 10 episodes into the anime while Parasyte is fully completed. I guess yeah? Surely Parasyte is better cos it's completed?

kyo_1 said:

so your arguement is just not valid is it? First off, you don’t even know the whole story of csm so you can’t compare denji to shinichi in any scenario until you know what happens to them throughout the whole story (and csm isn’t even finished yet). Secondly, the mc in both shows are completely different to each other, denji shouldn’t have to be a typical battle shounen character to be seen as a good written mc and actually the way he is written makes him seem more relatable to reader and helps capture their interest for the story. He doesn’t aim for the destruction of all devils nor does he want to necessarily protect the lives of the ones he loves around him (or at least he’s questioning himself at this point in the story) by possibly laying down his own life for that cause. He’s just a kid who has gone through tonnes of trauma and wants a nice bed to sleep in, some half decent food and a girlfriend. What’s so bad about that? I’m not saying parasyte is bad because it isn’t (i think it’s listed as one of my fav mangas/animes of all time), but you can’t compare the main characters of these shows since they’re basically completely different. They started from different back grounds and have experienced different things. One character can be controlled by a parasyte, one character controls the devil. One character fights to protect his family and the ones he loves, one character fights to protect himself.

Catalano said:
Parasyte was actually written by a smart mangaka who wanted to ask important questions and make cool characterizations and battles, csm was written by a deviant who read too much bad manga
Of course csm is deep but not in that area, wait till s2